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host: on fridays, we look at america by the numbers, and we want to look at hunter in america with caroline ratcliffe, and -- hundred in america, with caroline ratcliffe and alisha coleman- jensen. as you look through these figures, what surprised you the most? guest: thank you for having me. just to talk of all our main findings, our latest statistics aren't based on 2011 and the annual food security survey conducted in december, 2011, and we found that 14.9% of households were food insecure, lacking consistent access to adequate food. we found the rate has hovered around 14%-to-15% since 2008. it was at 11% in 2007. host: let me go to some headlines. the 15% of these households have trouble putting adequate food on the table. the question is why do we have hunger in america? guest: that is a great question. we have a number of programs targeted at reducing food insecurity in this country, but we have high poverty rates in the country, high levels of unemployment, and it contributes to the levels of food insecurity. host: one of the issues the first lady has been pushing for is more grocer
host: on fridays, we look at america by the numbers, and we want to look at hunter in america with caroline ratcliffe, and -- hundred in america, with caroline ratcliffe and alisha coleman- jensen. as you look through these figures, what surprised you the most? guest: thank you for having me. just to talk of all our main findings, our latest statistics aren't based on 2011 and the annual food security survey conducted in december, 2011, and we found that 14.9% of households were food insecure,...
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but i think the democrats have ruined america values. how decreasing the amount of cost of living, we only get $16 this year. guest: i think that is a very, very important comment and i appreciate it being included in this conversation. social security, medicare have kept seniors out of poverty. it has been enormously important to seniors and the average amount that seniors get out of social security is $14,000 a year. it's not a lot to live on. we have to really understand that for so many seniors, millions of them in this country, they rely on social security to pay their bills every day and keep themselves out of poverty and stay independent and self-reliant. it's something we have to protect going forward. and i thank you for your comment. host: thank you for talking to us. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> u.s. house comes back in later. we expect them back in at 6:00. we will have live coverage here on c-span. discussions continue off the floor between
but i think the democrats have ruined america values. how decreasing the amount of cost of living, we only get $16 this year. guest: i think that is a very, very important comment and i appreciate it being included in this conversation. social security, medicare have kept seniors out of poverty. it has been enormously important to seniors and the average amount that seniors get out of social security is $14,000 a year. it's not a lot to live on. we have to really understand that for so many...
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god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states senator from the state of colorado, the honorable mark udall. >> good morning. let me start by thanking the speaker, leaders reid, mcconnell, and pelosi. i have to say to joe baca, i think the only time we will break 70 is when we turn 70 years old. i want to set the record clear. he is one of the best golfers in the congress. that is like saying you're one of the best surfers in nevada. i want to make a confession. my confession as i am addicted to golf. i also want to tell you i blame arnold palmer and jack nicklaus for that addiction, because i watched them in 1960 in one of the greatest u.s. open tournament of all time. you know who finished first with a marvelous bar in a still difficult hole. it was the man who finished second who went on to have a fantastic career as well, and he is here with us. but golf has taught me more than i can share. it is a game that cannot be won. but it is a game that can be played throughout your
god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states senator from the state of colorado, the honorable mark udall. >> good morning. let me start by thanking the speaker, leaders reid, mcconnell, and pelosi. i have to say to joe baca, i think the only time we will break 70 is when we turn 70 years old. i want to set the record clear. he is one of the best golfers in the congress. that is like saying you're one of the best surfers in nevada. i...
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god bless america and god bless jerome milton. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, for five minutes. mr. north carolina americany: -- mr. mcnerney: this morning i rise about two things i care passionately about. wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the technology development. little bit this year in the aerodynamics, gear box, foundation, every year a little incremental improvement in the control systems, field testing so we understood what was going on and the power electronics, and today we have an industry that is a spectacular industry. . the touchins produce power for five cents per kilowatt. it's been a successful business. the united states dominated that business because of consistent policies, consistent tax policies. we could rely on the policies being there year after year. investors came in,
god bless america and god bless jerome milton. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, for five minutes. mr. north carolina americany: -- mr. mcnerney: this morning i rise about two things i care passionately about. wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the...
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america! america! god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea from sea to shining sea ♪ thank you. [applause] thank you. [applause] >> you shared with us your love for politics and how passionate you are free. have you ever thought about running for public office? >> with my personal history -- [laughter] that would be a massacre. [laughter] no. >> within the last year, bonnie raitt made a comment -- as far as i see, we had an option instead of an election. would you comment? is a disaster. it is the wrong direction to head in. it is polluting. two years of paying very close attention to who these two men are and have no idea what mitt romney's plan for the country was -- you know, a billion citizens united is a disaster, and i talked to jim messina, who was so instrumental in the obama re-election organization. he feels as though -- i hope i am not speaking out of school to say this -- he feels we need a constitutional amendment to protect voters r
america! america! god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea from sea to shining sea ♪ thank you. [applause] thank you. [applause] >> you shared with us your love for politics and how passionate you are free. have you ever thought about running for public office? >> with my personal history -- [laughter] that would be a massacre. [laughter] no. >> within the last year, bonnie raitt made a comment -- as far as i see, we had an...
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i think it's a proud day for america. we've now also reached another milestone for sergei mignifski, bringing justice from his tragic death. he's not alone. we've shown that for human rights, there's a face. not just about statistics, or a number of people. it's about the individuals who have been victimized and we showed that today in the actions of the united states senate. it is clear that those who are gross violators of human rights, that they're not going to be able to travel to the united states or use our banking system. the legislation sets a precedent for international conduct that we expect will be honored globally. you can expect similar standards from other db to be used in other countries. the expectation is that the administration will use its current powers to make it clear this human rights standard for visiting our country or using our banking system and i'll tell you, i'll be looking for other opportunities on bilateral or multilateral agreements to make it clear that we expect that these standards will
i think it's a proud day for america. we've now also reached another milestone for sergei mignifski, bringing justice from his tragic death. he's not alone. we've shown that for human rights, there's a face. not just about statistics, or a number of people. it's about the individuals who have been victimized and we showed that today in the actions of the united states senate. it is clear that those who are gross violators of human rights, that they're not going to be able to travel to the...
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america expects it. america more importantly needs it. and the economy needs toe the confidence of a resolution of this stalemate. so i agree 100% with the gentleman but let me say in terms of the -- in terms of again one of the disquieting factors is that we can't even act on that on which we agree. now the gentleman and i disagree on a proposition, that is the gentleman believes and cites a study this we think is questionable -- of questionable validity that says we're going to lose jobs if we raise taxes on those above $250,000. we don't share that view, most economists i've talked to don't share that view there is a study the gentleman refers to that says that, i understand that. what i'm saying is, we can vote on that, and some of us will agree, some of us will disagree. but if we can't vote oint, let me call the attention to somebody who is certainly not a democratic spine meister -- spin meister but i think the perception will be that what we are doing is holding the better off, we can't help them, we can't help those who are not m
america expects it. america more importantly needs it. and the economy needs toe the confidence of a resolution of this stalemate. so i agree 100% with the gentleman but let me say in terms of the -- in terms of again one of the disquieting factors is that we can't even act on that on which we agree. now the gentleman and i disagree on a proposition, that is the gentleman believes and cites a study this we think is questionable -- of questionable validity that says we're going to lose jobs if...
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that's not what america is about. that's not the america i grew up in. it's one where we can have hope for change. we're not going to accept those excuses like we have in the past. the folks here today are here to ask for that conversation. we need to have a conversation because we know that silence and inaction can be deadly. and in fact, it has been. like most americans, we're saying that enough is enough. we are better than them. it's time to talk and time to act. thank you. >> thank you, tom. i'm struck by the fact that if you're listening you don't even need to edit ave maria over any of these remarks. i want to point out one thing that tom talked about which is this motion of -- notion of a debate. i think it's important to clarify something. that the conversation that the american public is having and wants to have, we're talking about something that the overwhelming majority of americans already agree on. we're talking about the fact, something like criminal background checks. the only place in this country where this is a heated, partisan politi
that's not what america is about. that's not the america i grew up in. it's one where we can have hope for change. we're not going to accept those excuses like we have in the past. the folks here today are here to ask for that conversation. we need to have a conversation because we know that silence and inaction can be deadly. and in fact, it has been. like most americans, we're saying that enough is enough. we are better than them. it's time to talk and time to act. thank you. >> thank...
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america expects it. america more importantly needs it. and the economy needs toe the confidence of a resolution of this stalemate. so i agree 100% with the gentleman but let me say in terms of the -- in terms of again one of the disquieting factors is that we can't even act on that on which we agree. now the gentleman and i disagree on a proposition, that is the gentleman believes and cites a study this we think is questionable -- of questionable validity that says we're going to lose jobs if we raise taxes on those above $250,000. we don't share tha view, most economists i've talked to don't share that view there is a study the gentleman refers to that says that, i understand that. what i'm saying is, we can vote on that, and some of us will agree, some of us will digree. but if we can't vote oint, let me call the attention to somebody who is certainly not a democratic spine meister -- spin meister but i think the perception will be that what we are doing is holding the better off, we can't help them, we can't help those who are not maki
america expects it. america more importantly needs it. and the economy needs toe the confidence of a resolution of this stalemate. so i agree 100% with the gentleman but let me say in terms of the -- in terms of again one of the disquieting factors is that we can't even act on that on which we agree. now the gentleman and i disagree on a proposition, that is the gentleman believes and cites a study this we think is questionable -- of questionable validity that says we're going to lose jobs if...
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the united states of america has limited funding. i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of the world. my colleague from florida mentioned somalia. certainly in vietnam we tried to do the noble things. we're in a different financial reality. in the absence of a national security interest in the congo, i am afraid that sequestration will force us to retract even though we may wish to the contrary. i yield back the remainder of my time. >> a couple of questions. sequestration is not only obama's, but also our responsibility. i believe we voted for it. >> i did not vote for it. >> we talked about this whole issue. it has been suggested th
the united states of america has limited funding. i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of...
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and god bless the united states of america. mr. tiberi: thank you, jean. we wish you and peter well in the next chapter. five departing ohioans and i get to go last. it's -- it's been an honor to serve with all five of them. they leave a big void, mr. speaker. steve austria, jean schmidt, betty sutton, much has been said about all of these five. i actually knew betty before i knew the other four. she and i were part of the freshman class of the ohio house of representatives in 1992 and we served eight years together in the ohio house. obviously different political parties, but you knew right away that betty was bright, tenacious, she was a fighter for her beliefs. we rarely agreed on issues and we got to see each other again the next time when she got elected in 2006 to replace congressman brown who was elected to the senate. i know her career is not over. it began in barberton, the city council, and then eight years she served in the house. i know she'll continue to serve in come exasstism i wish her and her husband doug the best as they move on to the ne
and god bless the united states of america. mr. tiberi: thank you, jean. we wish you and peter well in the next chapter. five departing ohioans and i get to go last. it's -- it's been an honor to serve with all five of them. they leave a big void, mr. speaker. steve austria, jean schmidt, betty sutton, much has been said about all of these five. i actually knew betty before i knew the other four. she and i were part of the freshman class of the ohio house of representatives in 1992 and we...
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america is still a center right nation. the fact is that the better we get at marketing our message, the more it will resonate. i think fresh faces and authenticity goes a long way in the political process. you don't have to save the best, but you have to go there. we'll go to new places and new territories and new lands in many ways. this message of conservatism will reach the ends of the nation in a positive way. i look forward in the future to take the message as we have been to the rest of the nation. >> [inaudible] >> senator jim or senator lindsay? >> you. i was thinking senator elect still. >> remember this humble moment. [laughter] >> say that question again? >> what does it mean to you personally? >> i think what it means to me personally is that 18 years ago, the citizens of charleston county gave me the right to represent them based on values and issues. a couple years later, the folks in state house seat 117 gave me the opportunity to represent their issues and values. a few years ago, the first district gave me
america is still a center right nation. the fact is that the better we get at marketing our message, the more it will resonate. i think fresh faces and authenticity goes a long way in the political process. you don't have to save the best, but you have to go there. we'll go to new places and new territories and new lands in many ways. this message of conservatism will reach the ends of the nation in a positive way. i look forward in the future to take the message as we have been to the rest of...
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tim is what america is all about. [applause] >> as you can tell, i am one proud governor, i think we will be one proud state today. i want to thank everybody here. and now with all of our friends in cameras you have questions. we can open it up to anyone. >> [no microphone] >> the one thing the republican party needs to understand is the answer to winning an election is never about the messenger. it is never about what the messenger of looks like. it is about the message. that is what needs to be understood. the message of what we believe in and letting the market work and being fiscally conservative any cannot continue to raise the debt over and over again and think something will fix it. yet to make sure you are creating pro-business environments. you are seeing south carolina be successful because of results, not because of what the governor looks like. you'll see the u.s. senate become stronger because of the results. he earned a spot. i understand teammate history today. i also believe in the people of south caro
tim is what america is all about. [applause] >> as you can tell, i am one proud governor, i think we will be one proud state today. i want to thank everybody here. and now with all of our friends in cameras you have questions. we can open it up to anyone. >> [no microphone] >> the one thing the republican party needs to understand is the answer to winning an election is never about the messenger. it is never about what the messenger of looks like. it is about the message. that...
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it was one where america had a surplus and america decided instead of doing what germany is doing at the moment -- which is cutting its nose to spite its face, and thereby ending the recession by cutting, cutting, cutting -- volcker as the head of the fed at a different idea. we are going to expand our dominance and are well by expanding our deficit and using our deficits to provide the rest of the world with the demand which is necessary to grow their economies, even at the expense of hours. and who is going to pay for the deficit? if i have an ever-expanding deficit, the bank tells me it is came over. but if you are the united states of america and there are certain other factors that i will touch upon later, what you can do is you can expand your deficit as long as you create the circumstances so that german entrepreneurs, later chinese, take their profit, which they earned and they send it to wall street. thus closing the cycle, the recycling loop. so, effectively what we have between 1940's and 1971, 1973, you had global surpluses being recycled from united states to the rest of
it was one where america had a surplus and america decided instead of doing what germany is doing at the moment -- which is cutting its nose to spite its face, and thereby ending the recession by cutting, cutting, cutting -- volcker as the head of the fed at a different idea. we are going to expand our dominance and are well by expanding our deficit and using our deficits to provide the rest of the world with the demand which is necessary to grow their economies, even at the expense of hours....
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freeman said, where is america's outrage? where is america's concern that we're still at war? i agree with ms. freeman. where's the outrage here in congress? does this make any sense that we continue to borrow money from foreign governments to prop up a corrupt leader and half the money going to the leader of afghanistan ends up in the hands of the taliban to buy weapons to kill americans? our nation is broke. china owns us and we are sending our young men and our money to afghanistan and we're going to cut programs right here in america for the american people. . the american people need to put the pressure on congress to bring our troops home now and not wait until december of 2014. mr. speaker, i assure you if we start bringing them home in december of 2014, it will become 2015 and it will become 2016 and how many more families have to cry about their loved ones being killed in a war that has no end to it? mr. speaker, today i would like to submit for the record, i will ask unanimous consent the names of 28 american service members who have been killed in the last few weeks
freeman said, where is america's outrage? where is america's concern that we're still at war? i agree with ms. freeman. where's the outrage here in congress? does this make any sense that we continue to borrow money from foreign governments to prop up a corrupt leader and half the money going to the leader of afghanistan ends up in the hands of the taliban to buy weapons to kill americans? our nation is broke. china owns us and we are sending our young men and our money to afghanistan and we're...
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whether it helps america or defeats america. they made up their mind whatever obama's as we are against it. if that helps america, it does not matter because we said over eight years ago we did not want him and will not support anything he does. we want the white house back -- in essence what they are doing they are making it better for america. the republicans will never return to the white house because they will never be for all americans. guest: george reminds me of a great line from a groucho marx movie but soup -- whatever it is, i am against it. that is a refrain in the song in the movie by the marx brothers. it is kind of what it seems like with some of the tea party republicans, what ever it is obama comes up with, they are against it. that is not how we move the country forward on any number of issues and certainly not regarding the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president has put forward a plan that includes about $1.20 trillion in tax revenue by increasing the tax rate on people making $400,000 of income are more as
whether it helps america or defeats america. they made up their mind whatever obama's as we are against it. if that helps america, it does not matter because we said over eight years ago we did not want him and will not support anything he does. we want the white house back -- in essence what they are doing they are making it better for america. the republicans will never return to the white house because they will never be for all americans. guest: george reminds me of a great line from a...
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america's competitive position. to me that should be a high priority. >> i would like to conclude with a question on your tenure. 26 years in the senate. he made the point that we now -- you made the point that we now have a partisan divide that is pretty vicious. from your experience, what can be done? what can be done and work for them that would correct the bitter partisan divide and allow the two parties to work together in the national interest on a more regular basis? >> one thing that would help is to elect more centrists. second, if the two parties met together in caucuses periodically. right now both sides caucus every week. most of that is focused on partisan advantage. i think it would be enormously useful if there were caucuses focused on the senate because of size where all senators met periodically in a caucus setting without the benefit of the media. i'm sorry. i think as we caucus now behind closed doors, i think a meeting of senators -- republicans and democrats on a periodic basis that was focused
america's competitive position. to me that should be a high priority. >> i would like to conclude with a question on your tenure. 26 years in the senate. he made the point that we now -- you made the point that we now have a partisan divide that is pretty vicious. from your experience, what can be done? what can be done and work for them that would correct the bitter partisan divide and allow the two parties to work together in the national interest on a more regular basis? >> one...
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of america and it's time that america take care of him by asking for and expecting his release from this mexican prison where he ought not to be. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for over 40 years, the congressional black caucus has strengthened and enhanced the work of the people's house. it does so by carrying into this chamber the voices of millions of americans who for too long in our history were voiceless. it represents millions of our citizens who contribute greatly to building our economy, defending our hard won freedoms and fighting for equal justice and equal opportunity for all of our citizens. the congressional black caucus has been rightly known for a long period of time as the conscience of the congress. and, mr. speaker, since he arrived here seven years ago, our colleague and my fr
of america and it's time that america take care of him by asking for and expecting his release from this mexican prison where he ought not to be. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for over 40 years, the...
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america. and it's been a very -- been very rewarding to me. i can't say enough about that, but enough has probably been said. i realize as i reflect what happened over the last few years i want to hit a few of names. john morris, i think whom you've met, tom, at one time. we started out together. i think back on of sandy carter. you're probably watching over there in our cube. sandy, thank you for your service and dedication to the people of iowa and the third district. and i could go on and on. back in iowa, there's jay buyers, sally bowser, grant woodard. frequently i would stand before a group and invite train to stand before you as a surrogate son from vietnam, was one of the refugees and what he went through to yet to become an american and have the american dream. very special. so the list is long. i will stop. i know you have travels to do. but those of you in the room, bruce, thank you for your atributes and, jim, it's good to see you again. jim nussle, it's great too sew you. tim, tha
america. and it's been a very -- been very rewarding to me. i can't say enough about that, but enough has probably been said. i realize as i reflect what happened over the last few years i want to hit a few of names. john morris, i think whom you've met, tom, at one time. we started out together. i think back on of sandy carter. you're probably watching over there in our cube. sandy, thank you for your service and dedication to the people of iowa and the third district. and i could go on and...
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is it corporate america that is running the show here? host: mr. verrastro, do you want to start with the fracking and clean coal? guest: the film that you saw was probably "gas land." the iconic scene when the person sets their tap water on fire. a lot of people to be that to the fact that hydraulic fracking contaminated the well water. the water well was drilled t through coal. they probably never let the sec on fire before. there is a lot of misinformation. the sink on fire before. there is a lot of misinformation. part of the problem is cost, and part of the problem is technology. when you have other fuels that do the same things that is now available and affordable, it is going to get tougher and tougher to get up the clean coal hill. i think it is an operational goal, and people talk about ccf carbon capture and storage, there is a lot of talk about trying to do that at scale. i would argue that right now try to pursue the renewable forms that we know work. guest: i would really encourage people to go on eia.gov and the the the information we
is it corporate america that is running the show here? host: mr. verrastro, do you want to start with the fracking and clean coal? guest: the film that you saw was probably "gas land." the iconic scene when the person sets their tap water on fire. a lot of people to be that to the fact that hydraulic fracking contaminated the well water. the water well was drilled t through coal. they probably never let the sec on fire before. there is a lot of misinformation. the sink on fire before....
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we stand up for america's defense and for those that serve our country. and i look forward to its passage on the house floor today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from texas who has been very helpful on putting together the final bill, mr. gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. on september 18, 2001, seven days after the worst attack on american history, the authorized use of military force was passed. and i've come to understand how legislation can be hurredly thrown together and it was. we were in a crisis. and during those days i was a judge, when i got to congress, and the ndaa came up to extend, re-authorize the u.m.f. this issue of whether american citizens were protected came up. some mistakenly thought the ndaa did some grand -- granting of power to the president that he shouldn't have. but actually it was in the original aumf. it said the president could basically go after any nation, organization or person that he
we stand up for america's defense and for those that serve our country. and i look forward to its passage on the house floor today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from texas who has been very helpful on putting together the final bill, mr. gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. on september 18, 2001, seven days after the worst attack on american history, the...
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that's not what america is about. that is not the america i grew up in. we can have hope for change. we will not accept those excuses. the folks here are here to ask for that conversation. we know that silence and inaction can be deadly. and in fact it has been. like most americans, we are saying that enough is enough. we are better than this. it's time to talk and time to act. thank you. >> thank you, tom. eidt "adit "aveto add maria" over these remarks. this notion of a debate. the conversation at the american public wants to have is not a debate. this is something most americans agree on. the only place in this country where this is a heated political debate, the only place is in that building behind us. there is a disconnect between what the american public wants and what the elected officials are doing about it. we're confident that this tragedy will shine such a spotlight on that disconnect that our elected officials are going to do the right thing and join the conversation. that's what we're asking for today. i like to introduce two of my heroes.er
that's not what america is about. that is not the america i grew up in. we can have hope for change. we will not accept those excuses. the folks here are here to ask for that conversation. we know that silence and inaction can be deadly. and in fact it has been. like most americans, we are saying that enough is enough. we are better than this. it's time to talk and time to act. thank you. >> thank you, tom. eidt "adit "aveto add maria" over these remarks. this notion of a...
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he understood once again that in this institution the opinions of america and the emotions of america play out. sometimes you get a good deal, an other days you don't get the deal you wanted. before anybody in public life was advocating for gay rights, barney frank was in the forefront. he was in the forefront on women's rights and he was a great scholar, student, an participant in the civil rights struggle of our time. both of these legislators are also interestingly enough but in my mind, principled individuals. children of the new deal. who believed that government plays a positive role in the lives of the american family. not because government draws a conclusion on where we end up, necessarily, in life but they both believe fervently in the idea that government ensured that everybody could get to the starting line for the race. now in the case of john olver, ray lahood said to me one night at dinner, and he's been a fast friend, for those of us interested in transportation in western massachusetts and indeed central massachusetts, ray lahood said to me, you know, john olver is on
he understood once again that in this institution the opinions of america and the emotions of america play out. sometimes you get a good deal, an other days you don't get the deal you wanted. before anybody in public life was advocating for gay rights, barney frank was in the forefront. he was in the forefront on women's rights and he was a great scholar, student, an participant in the civil rights struggle of our time. both of these legislators are also interestingly enough but in my mind,...